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Anna Wright Smith

Edible DFW spotlights SNAP at North Texas farmers markets in their annual guide

For the second year in a row, Edible DFW highlighted farmers markets in North Texas
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Gemma Castillo

Comments to FTC submitted by Sue Beckwith September 2023

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Susan Barker

National Farmers Market Week

National Farmers Market Week is an occasion to highlight how farmers markets are changing the
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Susan Beckwith

Farmer Opportunity! Local Food Procurement Assistance

Hey Texas farmers! Are you an experienced farmer interested in selling wholesale? The Local Food
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Susan Barker

Farmers markets across Texas accept SNAP so you can eat “Farm Fresh in a SNAP”

April 10, 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Sue BeckwithSueB (at) TexasLocalFood.org ELGIN, TEXAS – The
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Katie Lavallee

Los mercados de agricultores de Texas aceptan SNAP para que pueda comer fresco con su SNAP

10 de abril de 2023PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA  Contacto con los medios: Jesús ReyesTexas Mexico/Border Coalition,
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Susan Beckwith

Examples of Local Food Processing & Distribution

Cherry Capital Foods – Traverse City, large Michigan food hub with rental kitchens; angel investor; very
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Susan Beckwith

Local Food and Economic Development Research

CDFA Defining the Food System Asset Class – Learn about traditional financing approaches for local food
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Susan Beckwith

Books About Food Systems

The Shared Kitchen Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Planning, Launching and Managing a Shared Use
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Susan Beckwith

Local Food Economic Development in Texas

Texas AgriLife Today – blog from your Texas A&M AgriLife Extenson Service; 2017 rural economic development project
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